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Try out this Christmas/New year sports quiz. Don't know the answer; don’t worry, Santa Clause won’t be disappointed.

1. Which sporting event begins on Boxing day (the day after Christmas) in Sydney?

Christmas Boomeran

Boxing Day Test Match

Sydney to Hobart Yacht Race

Sydney Marathon

2. Which Australian Rugby league club has similar red and white colours as Santa Claus’s suit?

Canberra Raiders

North Queensland Cowboys

St. George Illawarra Dragons

Melbourne Storm

3. Choose the correct sport competition that is played during the Australian summer?

Soccer

Rugby

Skiing

Australian Rules Football

4. How many players are on a cricket team?

12

13

14

11

5. What is the name of the main tennis court at the Australian Open?

Tina Arena

Rod Laver Arena

Roy Emerson Arena

Pat Cash Arena

6. In what city is the Australian tennis open played?

Melbourne

Perth

Adelaide

Brisbane

7. Which Australian Football Rules club has similar red and white colours as Santa Claus suit?

Adelaide

Brisbane

Sydney

Melbourne

8. Choose the incorrect sport that is not played during the Australian summer?

Baseball

Rugby

Tennis

Soccer

9. Which is the largest stadium in Australia?

Patersons Stadium-Perth

Suncorp Stadium-Brisbane

Melbourne Cricket Ground-Melbourne

ANZ Stadium-Sydney

10. Which is the largest indoor stadium in Australia?

Rod Laver Arena-Melbourne

Adelaide Entertainment Centre-Adelaide

Brisbane Entertainment Centre-Brisbane

Acer Arena-Sydney

11. The ‘Ashes’ is competed for in which sport?

Cricket

Soccer

Baseball

Basketball

12. Which two nations have always competed against each other for the ‘Ashes’?

England v South Africa

Australia v England

England v West Indies

Australia v New Zealand

13. Which man and the country he represented, won 2012 Australian tennis open men's singles?

Andy Murray-United Kingdom

Roger Federer-Switzerland

Novak Djokovic-Serbia

Rafael Nadal-Spain

14. Which women and the country she represented, won 2012 Australian tennis open women's singles?

Petra Kvitová-Czech republic

Maria Sharapova-Russia

Caroline Wozniacki-Poland

Victoria Azarenka-Belarus

15. In the Australian ‘A league soccer’ when was the last time Melbourne victory became Champions?

2011-2012

2010-11

2008-09

2007-08

16. Which Australian ‘A league soccer club’ has similar red and white colours as Santa Claus suit?

New Zealand Knights

Brisbane Roar

Melbourne Victory

Melbourne Heart

17. In which Australian City is the traditional Boxing Day cricket test match held?

Adelaide

Perth

Sydney

Melbourne

18. Which club won the 2012 Australian National Basketball league final?

Sydney Kings

Melbourne Tigers

New Zealand Breakers

Perth Wildcats

19. In which year and city did Beach Volleyball become an Olympic sport?

2004-Athens

2000-Sydney

1996-Atlanta

1992-Madrid

20. Who won the 2013 Australian Masters at the Royal Melbourne golf club?

Adam Scott

Jarrod Lyle

Matt Kucha

Vijay Singh

21. What suburb is the Royal Melbourne Golf Club located?

South Melbourne

Mentone

Highett

Cheltenham

22. What is the name of the major Surfing event in Victoria?

Ringing Bells Beach Surf Classic

Bells Beach Surf Classic

Ding Dong the Witch is Dead

Bells Santa Surf Classic

23. How many and what are the disciplines in a single race in the Iron man Australian classic?